Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself Bloomberg 8/01/2021 Jennifer Jacobs, Justin Sink and Josh Wingrove
(Bloomberg) President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he’s hoping to pardon in the final days of his administration that includes senior White House officials, family members, prominent rappers and possibly himself, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump is hoping to announce the pardons on Jan. 19 his final full day in office and his ideas are currently being vetted by senior advisers and the White House counsel’s office, the people said.
Schumer Faces Impatient Left, Divided Right in New Senate Role Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Mike Dorning and Laura Litvan
(Bloomberg) Chuck Schumer is set to preside over the narrowest possible majority of the U.S. Senate, a task that will require him to keep his Democratic caucus united while luring Republican support for legislation central to President-elect Joe Biden’s priorities.
Schumer, 70, rose to the pinnacle of Senate power on his capacity for political fundraising, heavily aided by ties to New York’s lucrative financial industry. Now his success as incoming majority leader will hinge on building consensus in a chamber still reeling from Wednesday’s mob violence and with Republicans divided over loyalty to President Donald Trump.
Horrific to see Capitol breach, this should never take place in a democracy â US envoy Juster
Outgoing US ambassador Kenneth Juster tells ThePrint s Shekhar Gupta in Off The Cuff that the Capitol Hill breach is not America âat its bestâ, and he is hopeful US will bounce back.
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New Delhi: United States’ Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster Thursday said the breach of Capitol Hill in Washington DC was horrific and shouldnât have taken place in a democracy.
âWhile it is fine in democracies to protest, there is no place whatsoever for rioting and lawlessness,â said the ambassador, whose tenure in India concludes this month.
More States Find Variant; N.Y. Cases Reach Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Connecticut, Texas and Pennsylvania reported their first cases of the virus variant that helped trigger a U.K. lockdown amid concern that Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are likely to maintain a near-record pace at least through January. Mounting hospitalizations are offsetting any positive effect from the halting start to inoculations.
New York, New Jersey, Florida and North Carolina are among states that reported daily records as Illinois became the fifth state to surpass 1 million infections. Fatalities in Arizona reached a high and those in California were just two deaths from the record set at the end of 2020.